Share this Story: Canada Child Benefit still needed alongside national daycare system, minister saysCanada Child Benefit still needed alongside national daycare system, minister says 'I think it's going to continue to be a really important way for us to fight child poverty in Canada' Photo by David Kawai / BloombergArticle content The federal minister in charge of child-care efforts says she still sees a need for the government’s cornerstone children’s benefit even in a Canada with a national daycare system. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Families Minister Karina Gould says the Canada Child Benefit was never designed as a child-care program, but to help parents defray the costs of raising a family and reduce poverty rates. Try refreshing your browser, or Canada Child Benefit still needed alongside national daycare system, minister says Back to video Since the income-tested benefit was introduced in 2016, the poverty rate for children under 18 has fallen to 9.7 per cent in 2019, the most recent year for which data is available. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

Source: National Post December 29, 2021 00:49 UTC